2006 MITSUBISHI COLT Service Repair Manual

TECHNICAL FEATURES
GENERAL00-24
PASSIVE SAFETY
M2000032000628
IMPACT SAFETY BODY, RISE*
NOTE: RISE*: Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution
The front and rear structures to absorb high energy,
and the highly tough cabin structure reduce the risk
of passenger injuries at front-, rear-, and side-impact
collisions, secure the space for life protection, and
facilitate rescuing passengers.
AB201266
AB201267AB502015
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2
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Front sidemember inner
Front sidemember outer
B AA
B
Section B – B Section A – A
Front sidemember inner
Front sidemember outer
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1.
The front side of the front sidemember , for which
oct agonal section structure is a dopted, has been
enlarged for improved rigidity .
2.The rear side o f the fro nt sidememb er, for which
8-shape cross section structu re is adop ted, has
bee n enlarged f or improved rig idit y.
3. The dash side brace ha s been manufactured a s
an unit in ord er to strength en the joint betwee n
the front side member and the front pillar , increas
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in g the rigid ity of the e ntire body .
4.The inst allation po sition o f the steering gea rbox
has bee n lowere d, and the sidememb er from the
fron t to the re ar has been straigh tened in orde r to
improve rig idit y of t he ent ire body.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
GENERAL00-25
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
(SRS*)
NOTE: *SRS: Supplemental Restraint System
The SRS is designed to supplement the front seat
belts. It eliminates or reduces injury to the front pas
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senger(s) by deploying air bag(s) in case of a
head-on collision.
DRIVER’S SEAT/PASSENGER’S SEAT SRS AIR BAG
AC208256AB
Driver's seat
Passenger's seat
Driver's and
pa sse nger's SRS a ir bag s have be en
inst alled to all the vehicle s as st andard to sof ten
blows to the front pa sseng ers' head and che st areas d
uring a fro nta l coll ision , i n cre asin g sa fety a gainst an
acciden t with a frontal collision.
SEAT BEL T WITH PRE-TENSIONER
AC208129
AC207230AC207336
ACPipe Gear
Ball Spool
Gas generator
The seatbelt incorpo
rating the pre -tensioner auto-
matically winds the seatbelt upo n front impact to
reduce forward shif ting of the passenge r.
Upo n front impact the pre-ten sion er ig nites the g as
generat or and emits gas with the SRS-ECU signal
whe n t he front imp act sen sor , att ached to the front of the bo
dy, det ects a n imp act t hat excee ds t he pe rmis
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sible limit. By th is gas p ressure, a ball moves in th e
p ipe and rot ates the ge ar. This gear rotation operate s
the spool in the direction of ret racting the belt, and
the webbing is retr acted.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
GENERAL00-26
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
AC508098
Front impact against
another vehicleor
Front impact against a
solid surface Analogue G-sensor
Ignition judgment
Shock
above a
certain
level
Ignition signal
SRS-ECU
Front air bag safing
G-sensor
Front impact
sensor (RH)
Front impact
sensor (LH)
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In case of a
frontal collision, if the front imp act sensor
in the engine comp artment, the analogue G-sensor
in the SRS-ECU and t he front air bag safing sensor
simult aneously de tect an imp act th at excee d a cer
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ta in threshold (turn ON), the SRS-ECU sen ds an
ignition signal to the air bag modules (squ ibs) and
seat belt with pre-te nsioners (squibs) on the driver
and p asseng er sides, thus inflating the air bag s and
operating the seat belt with pre -tensioner s.
SEAT BEL T RETRACT OR WITH FORCE
LIMITE R
The driver ’s /front p asseng er’s seat belt retractor has
been e quipped with a force limit er. The force limiter
is a device which operat es when a predetermined
force is applied, an d limits the for ce.
OPERA TION
1. If collision energy is transmit ted to the seat belt,
th e ELR mechanism will oper ate to lock the seat
be lt.
AC100083
Torsion bar
Spindle
Belt
AC
2.
Then, if the en ergy increase s to a prede termined
value , the to rsion bar will b e distorted . As th e
spind le rot ate s tog ether with the t orsion bar , the seat b
elt webb ing is p ulle d out, reducing th e
imp act against t he occupants.
REAR SEA T BELT WITH CHILD SEA T FIX-
ING MECHANISM (ALR*)
The child seat fixing mechanism h as b een ad opted
to easily and securely fix the child seat that is not
comp atible with ISO FIX.
NO TE: *ALR: Automatic Lockin g Retractor
STEERING SHAFT AND STEERING COL-
UMN
The impact ab sorption mech anism in combin ation of
retract able steerin g shaft and steering co lumn disen
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gagement mecha nism has been ad opted t o alle viate
the imp act from th e steering wheel to the d rive r.
BRAKE PEDAL AND PA RKING BRAKE
PEDAL
The bra ke pe dal b ackward mo vement restraint
mechanism to restrain the backward movement of
the brake p edal to the minimum at the time o f f ront al
collision h as b een ad opted so that the impact to th e
lower limb s of the driver can be alleviated.
CHILD SEAT FIXING BAR COMP ATIBLE
WITH ISO FIX*
The an chor bar has been equipped a s st andard fo r
easily and secu rely fixing the child seat comp atible
with ISO FIX.
NO TE: *ISO F IX: ISO (In ternational Orga nization for
S tand ardizatio n) complied child se at fixing method

TECHNICAL FEATURES
GENERAL00-27
POWER WINDOW WITH SAFETY MECHA-
NISM
The power window with safety mechanism has been
adopted to automatically roll down and stop the door
window glass as soon as the occurrence of jamming
is detected at the time of rolling up the door window
glass.
SUNROOF WITH SA FETY MECHANISM
The sunroof with safe ty mechanism has been
adopted so that the roof lid glass can move in the
reverse direction and stop when application of exter
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nal force hinders the movement during the sliding to
close or tilt down operation.
TRIMS AND HEADLINING
The head impact absorption structure has been
adopted for the pillar trim, quarter trim, and headlin
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ing so that impact towards the head of a passenger
can be reduced.
OTHER SAFETY FEATURES
•3-point ELR seat belts
•Child-protection rear door locks
•Front fog lamps
EQUIPMENTSM2000026000221
IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM
AC306415AC
M.U.T.-III
Ignition
key ring
antenna
Immobilizer-
ECU
Ignition key
Encrypted
code
Transponder Power
(Wireless)
Encrypted code
(Wireless) Control
signal
Engine-
CVT-ECU
All models are equipped with the e ngine immobilizer
system as st andard. The en gine immobilizer syst em
preve nts the engin e from starting and immobilizes
the vehicle if a key o ther tha n the key registered for
that vehicle is used in an attempt to start the e ngine
af te r forced entry . The en gine immobilizer syst em
consist s of the ignition key, key ring antenna, immo
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bilizer-ECU, and engine-CVT-ECU.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
GENERAL00-28
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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Mitsubishi has given careful consideration to protec-
tion of natural resources and the environment in the
vehicle. Environmentally friendly features are shown
below.
IMPROVEMENT ON RECYCLING EFFICIENCY
ClassificationMain Components
Components made
of recycled
materialsChip materials produced during manufacturing process has been reused as the
following components: Door inside handle, bu mper, radiator grille, instrument panel,
door trims, or floor padding.
Waste materials produced by other i ndustries have been reused as the following
components: Engine oil level gauge, air filter casing, and sound absorbing materials
for dash panel
Components made
of materials which
can be easily
recycledThermoplastic resin has been utilised as the following components: Inside door
handle, bumper, radiator grille, instrument panel, door trim
Thermoplastic resin has been utilised as t he following components: Vacuum hose for
engine control, air intake hose, hood weather strip, tailgate opening weather strip
REDUCTION OF MATERIAL BURDEN ON ENVIRONMENT
ItemMain Components
Elimination of
environmental
burden materialsLead-free materials have been utilised as the following components: Radiator, fuel
tank, power steering oil pressure hose, el ectrodeposition paint for body, glass ceramic
print, heater core, battery terminals, wiring harness
Non-asbestos material has been used for engine gaskets.
PVC(polyvinyl chloride)-free materials ha ve been used for the waterproofing film.
Prevention of
ozone depletionAir conditioner filled with new refrigerant (HFC 134a) has been installed.
Prevention of air
pollutionEmployment of a metal cylinder head gasket reduces the volume of incomplete
combustion generated between the cylinder block and cylinder head, and suppresses
the level of unburned hydrocarbon (HC).
SERVICEABILITY AND RELIABILITY
M2000028000528
MULTI USE TESTER-III (M.U.T.-III) SUB
ASSEMBLY
Comprehensive improvements have been made to
the M.U.T.-II, a tester for diagnosing problems with
the electronic control system. For easier servicing,
the newly developed M.U.T.-III has greatly improved
functions and is much easier to use. The M.U.T.-III
expands the functions of the M.U.T.-II in the following
ways:
1.CAN* bus diagnosis
•Auto diagnosis function for the CAN commu-
nications bus line is added.
NOTE: *CAN: Controller Area Network (for further
details, refer to GROUP 54C
P.54C-2).

TECHNICAL FEATURES
GENERAL00-29
IMPROVED SERVICEABILITY
•Employment of an automatic hydraulic timing belt
tensioner offers timing belt reliability, reduced
operating noise, and better serviceability. <4G1>
•Wiring harness section of the crank angle sensor
has been moulded integrally with the timing belt
cover, improving serviceability and reliability.
<4G1>
•Due to the adoption of the timing chain and the
timing chain tensioner, maintenance-free and reli
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ability have been improved. <4A9>
•Since adoption of unvolatile memory (EEPROM*)
helps the learned value not to be initialised when
the battery terminal or connector of the control
unit is disconnected, maintainability can be
improved.
NOTE: *EEPROM: Electrical Erasable Programma-
ble ROM (information to be memorised can be
electronically written into and erased from ROM)
•Since the adoption of electric power steering
makes hydraulic pipes and oil pumps unneces
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sary, maintainability can be improved.
•Employment of operative A/C piping layout and
refrigerant leak detection system enhances serv
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iceability.

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
GENERAL00-30
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
M2000001002264
MODELS
Model codePrice classEngine modelTransmission modelFuel supply
system
Z23AXNMHR8LS4A91 DOHC MIVEC
(1,499 mL)F5MGA (5-speed M/T, floor
shift) MPI
XNXHR8VR-X
XSMHR8LSF1C1A (INVECS-III CVT,
smart shift)
XSXHR8VR-X
Z27AXNGFR8RALLIART
Version-R4G15 DOHC MIVEC with
Intercooler Turbocharger
(1,468 mL ) F5MGB (5-speed M/T, floor
shift)
MODEL CODE
AC601074
1 23456789
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No.ItemConten t
1Develop mentZ2MITSUB ISHI COL T
2Engine type31, 499 mL petro l engine
(4A91)
71, 468 mL petro l engine
(4G15)
3SortAPassenger car
4Body styleX4-door hatchback
5Transmission
typeNFloor shift M/T
SSmart shift CVT
6Trim levelGRALLIART Version-R
MLS
XVR-X
7Specification
engine featureFDOHC-MPI-MIVEC with
Intercooler Turbocharger
HDOHC-MPI-MIVEC
8Steering wheel
locationRRight hand drive
9Destination8For Australia and New
Zealand
No. Item Content

MAJOR SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL00-31
MAJOR SPECIFICATIONS
M2000030000837
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ItemZ23A
XSMHR8XSXHR8
LSVR-X
Vehicle dimensions mmFront track11,460
Overall width21,680
Front overhang3790
Wheel base42,500
Rear overhang5595
Overall length63,885
Ground clearance
(unladen)7150
Overall height (unladen)81,550
Rear track91,445
Vehicle weight kgKerb weight1,0501,065
Max. gross vehicle weight1,490
Max. axle weight rating-front810
Max. axle weight rating-rear700
Seating capacity5
EngineModel code4A91
Total displacement mL1,499
TransmissionModel codeF1C1A
Ty p eSmart shift CVT
Fuel systemFuel supply systemMPI